What is Upwork? Upwork Review

Upwork is the world's largest and most standardized comprehensive outsourcing platform. Its predecessor was Elance and Odesk, which merged in June 2015. It currently has 12 million registered freelancers and 5 million corporate customers. It is the world's most rigorous and standardized freelance market.

How it works

1. Post a job (free of charge) and introduce the relevant job responsibilities and job requirements;

2. Freelancers come to you and submit proposals. You can compare bids, check reviews and previous work, and conduct interviews to discuss salary and benefits;

3. The freelancer decides to cooperate with him/her and sends an offer for employment. The freelancer then accepts the offer and the contract takes effect (the funds are deposited into the third-party escrow Escow);

4. Freelancers start working, submit their results after completing the work and ask for payment. At this time, you need to review it and pay the salary if you are satisfied.

Upwork demand skills

Currently, Upwork provides 12 main categories, 90 major categories, and 3,500 specialized skills. 75% of users on the platform have a college degree or above. The 12 major skill requirements are as follows:

·Web, MoBILe&Software Dev (website, mobile and software development);

IT & Networking

Data Science & Analysis

Engineering & Architecture

·Design & Creative;

Writing

Translation

Legal

Admin Support

Customer Service

Sales & Marketing

·Accounting & Consulting

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Upwork makes profits by charging platform commissions and offering monthly memberships.

Platform service fee - commission: The platform service fee is charged to clients who send jobs and freelancers who accept jobs. The commission for freelancers who accept jobs is charged at a tiered rate of 20%/10%/5%, and the commission for clients who send jobs is 2.75%.

Monthly membership: Freelancers and teams can purchase monthly memberships to enjoy value-added services:

Freelancer: Freelancer BASIC (free) and Freelancer Plus ($10/month);

Teams or Agencies: Agency Plus ($20/mo).